MENU CHECK

YOU NEED A LAPTOP OR DESKTOP. IT DOES NOT WORK ON A PHONE.

Mac or Windows. Works with the free Claude plan. Works in NZ, Australia, the UK, the US and Canada. Nothing else needed first.

Salon Business Edition 1 of 3. Three workbooks, one Claude chat, in this order: 1 Menu Check (are my prices right for my area?), 2 Price Your Menu 101 (are they right for my costs?), 3 KPI + Claude 101 (am I hitting them every month?). Each one carries on from the last. Nothing is done twice.

Are my prices right for my area? Find out in 15 minutes.

Most of us set prices by glancing at the salon down the road. Menu Check does it properly. You type in your menu and your suburb, Claude finds about 10 salons near you, reads their price lists, and shows you service by service whether you're cheap, dear or about right. With links, so you can see for yourself.

I'm dyslexic, I hate spreadsheets, and this is the first thing I do with any salon that asks me about prices.

What's Included

• The Menu Check digital workbook, yours to keep
• Section 1: set up Claude from scratch, with pictures of every click. Already got Claude? One button folds it away
• Section 2: your menu, as many services as you like
• Section 3: Claude checks about 10 salons near you and shows where you sit on every service
• Section 4: one page with the lot, to keep
• A "Stuck? Start here" section for when it goes wrong

Who It's For

• Salon owners and chair renters
• Anyone who's wondered "am I charging too little?" and never checked
• Total beginners. If you can copy and paste, you can do this

What It Doesn't Do

It tells you where you sit against your area. It doesn't tell you whether your prices cover your costs, because that depends on your salon, not the one down the road. That's Edition 2, Price Your Menu 101, which carries on in the same chat. And when the prices are sorted, Edition 3, KPI + Claude 101, connects Claude to your booking system and tells you every month whether you're hitting them.

What You'll Need

• A Mac or Windows laptop or desktop. Not a phone, not an iPad.
• A Claude account. The free plan is fine
• Your menu and your suburb

How It Works

After you buy, you'll get a download link. Open it on your Mac or Windows computer, save the file, and double-click it. It opens in your browser. Your answers save as you go. Allow about 15 minutes.

The Fine Print

© Andy Alsop / Arthur Andrew. This is for your salon only. Please don't share, copy or forward the file. It's my work, and it's how I pay the bills. One purchase is one licence for one salon. It's a digital download, so no refunds for change of mind, but if anything's broken, email me and I'll sort it. Not financial or accounting advice. Full terms are in the Terms of Service link at the bottom of this page.